£30,893.41 per annum + appropriate shift allowance + Bonus + Benefits
* Contract type: Permanent (Full-Time)
* Closing date: 26th January 2025
Overview
13:30 – 22:00 either Monday to Friday or Sunday to Thursday.
You will be working on the front line to pick and deliver delicious and nutritious meals for Care Homes, Local Authorities, and Hospitals.
The ultimate goal is to provide a service to our customers that exceeds expectations while continuously improving efficiencies. As an Apetito employee, you must always be willing to go above and beyond.
The company’s continued expansion means we need warehouse team members to join our team for the following shift pattern: 13:30 – 22:00 working Sunday to Thursday or Monday to Friday.
You'll be trained to use our voice picking system to pick orders in the freezer warehouse.
We work to strict delivery deadlines, so being efficient and able to work at pace is really important.
As a Warehouse Operative working in the cold store, you'll be provided all the PPE to keep you warm and safe in the freezer, which runs at -23 degrees.
8.5 hour shift with a 30 min paid break and a 30 min unpaid break. A reasonable amount of overtime may be required according to business needs.
Basic pay: £30,893.41 per annum + shift allowance £1.32 per hour (Monday to Saturday) or £2.60 per hour (Sundays).
Who we are
apetito is the UK’s leading food supplier to the health and social care sectors, serving more than 1,300 care homes, health care, and education settings.
Our meals are expertly crafted by our dieticians and chefs, then frozen to lock in the goodness.
Wiltshire Farm Foods, our sister company, is the UK’s largest ready meal supplier, cooking and delivering over 330 different delicious frozen ready meals across the UK.
Responsibilities
* Loading stock for bulk storage.
* Picking and assembling orders in our cold store, which is -22/25 degrees, with a high degree of quality and accuracy.
* Replenishing empty pick locations.
* Loading vehicles for delivery.
* Maintaining accuracy and attention to detail in all areas.
* Reporting issues such as health and safety concerns, stock quality problems, and mechanical breakdowns.
* Ensuring frozen products are placed under minimal exposure to ambient temperatures.
About you
Essential:
* Previous experience in a warehouse environment.
* Ability to demonstrate commitment and stability.
* Flexible, with good attendance and timekeeping.
* Multi-skilled or willing to learn new skills.
* Open and honest team player.
* A flexible, motivated, and committed individual with a “can do” approach.
* Calm under pressure, with the ability to work within tight deadlines.
* Must be able to manage the demands of a high-speed and high-frequency factory ‘picking’ environment.
Desirable:
* Temperature-controlled warehouse experience.
* Experience of SAP/Voice picking systems.
Company Benefits
* Competitive salary – accredited Living Wage employer.
* 33 days holiday per year, including bank holidays (which are considered a normal working day).
* Option to purchase up to 5 additional days holiday per year.
* Discretionary annual bonus scheme.
* Pension scheme - employer matched contributions up to 4%.
* Life assurance scheme worth at least 1x annual salary.
* Free meals, snacks, and beverages on site.
* Free parking.
* Free turkey or voucher at Christmas.
* apetito perks scheme including salary sacrifice options and retail discounts.
Our Values
As a family-owned business, we take great pride in being a company that makes a real difference and is dedicated to creating outstanding meals to be proud of.
We develop a range of products designed to enhance health and well-being for all our customers.
We are driven by a passion for service and dedicated to feeding some of the UK’s most vulnerable people.
We proudly support British food and farming, focusing on using the best ethical and sustainable produce in alignment with our goal to reach Net Zero by 2040.
Our ethical standards are recognized by the ETI, and we are an accredited Living Wage employer.
Learn more about apetito’s commitment to a more sustainable future.
We embrace inclusion, empowering individuals from diverse backgrounds.
Our commitment to making a real difference extends to customers, communities, and staff, and we're on a mission to build an inclusive workplace where everyone reaches their full potential.
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